Hood fastener



Dec. 13, 1927;

R. GRAF Hoon FAsTENE Filed Feb. 14, 1927 A TTORNE YS 25 section on Patented ec.. 13. 1927.

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F GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIG-AN, ASSIGNOR TO KEELEE Eli-ASS COMPANY, OF' GRAND RAPIDS, EICHGAN.

HOOD FAS'BENER.

Application lyed. February 14., 1927. Serial 1%. 168,031.

The main objects of this invention xare: First, to provide an improved hood fastener or hold down clamp which exerts a downward and likewise a sidewise or lata eral 'pressure to the hood, thereby preventng vibration and rattling. v Second, to provide a hood fastener or 'hold 'down clanp having these advantages which is simple and economical in structure, ,easy to manipulate, and at the same'tme very eflicient for the purpose. p

Objects pertaining to details and economies of the invention will ..definitely appear from the detailed description to follow. The invention is clearly defined and pointed out in the claims.y

A. structure embodying my improvements is clearly illustrated in the accompanymg drawing, in which: Fig. 1 is a detail Sectional view of a holdo down clamp embodying the feature of my i' invention, the same being illustrated in operative relation with a hood fastener.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation partially in line 2-2 Vof Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail section on line Fi 1.

lgfig. 11 is a fra mentary view partially in section'of a sligitly modified embodiment ao, or form of my invention. Fig' is a front elevation of'the-embodment shown in Fig. 4.

Referringl to the drawing, 1 represents a p portion of an automobile hood and2 an .adjacent frame part. These parts are shown conventionally to illustrate the relation. o the parts of my improved hood fastener in use. My improved hood vfastener comprises a eo clamping member consisting of an inner section 3 and an outer tubular section 4, the sections having telesooping engagement. I

Housed within the outer tubular section is a spring 5 disposed between the inturned at flange 6 at the inner end of the section 4 and a head 7 on the end of the section 3 so that the springxacts to collapse the sections. The section 3 the slotted coupling member9 w ich s at- 543) tached to a part of the frame of the automobile.

A keeper 10 is mounted on the hood member 1 in osition to be engag like latc member 11. Ths latch member as a head Senga ed within`` ed by the lever-l is pivoted at 12 to the outer end of the clamp member 7.

The inner end of the latch member is provided with a keeper engaging hook 13 and the outer end is formed into a handle or finger piece 14. An arn 15 projects downwardly below the latch engaging hook 13 and' carries a resil'ient rubber abutment 16 adapted to engage the side of the hood.

It will be observed that when the latch member is engaged with the keeper the downward pull ofthe clamping member spring acts to fulcrum the lever upon the keeper, thereby forcing the lower end of the arm 15 inwardly and forcing the abutment 16 a ainst the side of the hood. An upward li t on the finger piece 1d swings the arm-15 outwardly and the continued lift or pull disen ages the latch from the keeper.

In the em odiment shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the latch member is .formed as a stamping. In the' embodiment' shown n Figs. 4 and 5 the latch member is in the form of a casting and has a socket into which the upper end of the vclamping member projects. As the parts are the same shape for this manner of forming, and also the matter of proportions, I have employed the Isame reference numerals on the two embodiments. v

' My improved hood fastening or hold down clamp is very simple and economical in its arts and the parts are readily assembled. An effective downward and sidewise ressure is exerted to prevent rattling of the f hood.

Having thus described my invention ,what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. The combination in a device of the class described, of adjacent automobile frame and hood members, and a clamp comprising telescoping sections and coactng tension spring acting to collapse the sections, the inner section being pivotally mounted on the frame member, a keeper on said hood member, and a lever-like latch pivotally mounted on the outer section of said clamp and provided with a keeper engaging hook at its inner end, a finger piece at its outer end and a downwardly rojecting arm below the keeper engaging hoo said arm being provided with an abutment engaging the sde of the hood member whereby the spring acts to exert a downward pull upon the keeper and to force said abutment against the hood member with a lever action, the latch fulcruming about said keeper.

2. An automobile hood clamp comprising a clamp member provided with a tension spring, said clamp member being adapted for attachment to the frameof an automobile, a keeper adapted for attachment to an automobile hood, and a lever-like keeper engaging member recessed to receive andl pivotally mounted on the upper'end ofv said clamp member and ,provided with4 an outwardly projecting finger piece and an arm projecting downwardly at the side of the clamp member, said arm having a resilient hood en aging abutment.

3. A evice of the class described compr'ising a ciamp member adapted for attachment to the frame of an automobile and provided with a tension spring, a keeper adapted for mounting on an automobile hood, and a lever-like atch member pivotalij mounted on naman combination of a sprin actuated clampin a lover-like latc member, a keeper, an

member pivotally mounted on said clampin member to be engaged with said keeper an provided with an outwardly projecting finger-piece and with an armv adapted to engage the' side of the member on which the keeper is mounted when the latch member is engaged with the keeper, the spring actuated clamping member acting on said latch member to fulcrum the same on Isaid keeper and thereby exert pressure throi h said arm.

In witness whereof I have/g hand.

RAYMOND IVAN GRAF.

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